It is not at all certain that Baghdad will launch an attack against Israel, Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer was quoted as saying Wednesday.
In remarks broadcast on Army Radio, the Israeli defense minister added that what Israel fears is that Iraq is concealing long-range weapons tipped with chemical or biological agents.
"Iraq has always said it has none," he said, referring to weapons of mass destruction. "What is the big fear?," Ben-Eliezer said. "That Iraq is concealing long-range missiles with chemical or biological warheads, that's the threat. Nuclear, they don't have." (Albawaba.com)
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